Artist. Born Jean-Antoine Watteau in Valenciennes. In 1702, he moved to Paris and worked as a scene painter at the Opera. He is credited with inventing the genre of 'fêtes galantes', which shows scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm.
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Antoine Watteau
Dulwich Picture Gallery Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's very first public ...
Born Netherlands. Painted a lot of self-portraits. Died Amsterdam. As far as we can tell he never left his home country.
Cartoonist and writer. Son of Robert, grandson of Sir William, he was born at the Notting Hill house with the plaque. At Oxford University he became friends with Betjeman and after art school worke...
History painter. Born London (probably 6 Northampton Street). From about 1888 he lived at The Towers, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, where he died.
Painter. Born Brompton Row. Designer of the first Christmas card. His sister married I. K. Brunel. A religious man, his objection to the prevalence of paintings of nudes caused 'Punch' to nickna...
Russian-born theatrical designer who worked with ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton from his first choreographed ballet in 1926 until her accidental death in 1953. Fedorovitch designed for s...
Person, Art, Craft / Design, Dance, Theatre, Tragedy, Russia
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